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united nations has warned north korea to cancel the launch or face a new wave of sanctions. >>> the settlement in the maid scandal could be finalized today. the hotel maid is expected to meet with a judge to update him onsetelment talks. strauss-kahn was head of the international monetary fund and resigned after being charged in this case. >>> turns out the man whoclaimed to have the right number, he was wrong. the real winner claimed the ticket in arizona. officials are not saying who he is only that it's definitely not the man seen in this video from a gas station in upper marlboro in pg county. >>> astronaut mark kel yes the husband of former congresswoman gabey giffords is speaking in baltimore to benefit the snyder center. it's a language disorder caused by brain damage. >>> and the perfect gift for the orioles fan a on your list. the 5-pack includes a ticket to opening day and vouchers for 4 other games in the months of april and may. they go on sale beginning at 10:00 this morning. >>> and when you make a list of the gifts to buy, consider adding a gift for a child in need in our commun
united nations has warned north korea to cancel the launch or face a new wave of sanctions. >>> the settlement in the maid scandal could be finalized today. the hotel maid is expected to meet with a judge to update him onsetelment talks. strauss-kahn was head of the international monetary fund and resigned after being charged in this case. >>> turns out the man whoclaimed to have the right number, he was wrong. the real winner claimed the ticket in arizona. officials are not...
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the united nations with a dose of reality for president assad. >> whoever commits violation of human rights must be held accountable and should be brought to justice. >> the gas is a colorless and odorless gas. >>> plenty ahead. weather and traffic and all your top stories. fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts now. good morning to you. it is thursday, or as some people like to call, it friday eve. it is a little bit chilly outside this morning. we expect that because it is almost christmas time, almost winter time. good morning to you. i'm wisdom martin. sarah simmons has the day off. let's talk about this with gwen. i know the not officially winter yet. but in our minds, winter time. >> i think the minute you hit the month of december, you start to feel like it is supposed to be really cold. and those 70-degree days, that was just a little bit of a tease, i think. but, yeah, we're back to reality, folks. prepare yourself and dress accordingly. not a lot of clouds this morning. yesterday, we had a lot of clouds and even some precipitation. here is a look at your current temperature. rea
the united nations with a dose of reality for president assad. >> whoever commits violation of human rights must be held accountable and should be brought to justice. >> the gas is a colorless and odorless gas. >>> plenty ahead. weather and traffic and all your top stories. fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts now. good morning to you. it is thursday, or as some people like to call, it friday eve. it is a little bit chilly outside this morning. we expect that because it is...
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the you in constitutional talks are wrapping up, but no end is in -- no agreement is in sight -- the united nations constitutional talks in doha are wrapping up, but no agreement is in sight. >> cairo is in crisis again. protesters have broken through a barricade surrounding the presidential palace. >> the barbwire was put in place after street battles between president morsi's supporters and opponents turn violent this week. >> finding a political solution to the crisis will not be easy, either. egypt's main opposition parties announced they will not take part in a national dialogue propose. >> the president called for talks from all sides to end the disputes. >> the atmosphere in front of the presidential palace is tense amid fears of more violence. thousands of anti-morsi demonstrators marched toward the palace after friday prayers. some groups called for the president to stand down. many are furious and believe he has put himself above the law. >> we want a free egypt. we won an agent for everybody. >> morsi is refusing to back up to pressure. and in the nation is ready for the referend
the you in constitutional talks are wrapping up, but no end is in -- no agreement is in sight -- the united nations constitutional talks in doha are wrapping up, but no agreement is in sight. >> cairo is in crisis again. protesters have broken through a barricade surrounding the presidential palace. >> the barbwire was put in place after street battles between president morsi's supporters and opponents turn violent this week. >> finding a political solution to the crisis will...
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well internet surveillance will have no borders if the united nations against its way members of the united nations international telecommunications union have agreed to work toward putting in place standards for the internet that would allow ease dropping worldwide the u.n. says allowing spying on a global scale would allow authorities to detect when copyrighted material is transferred this is never raised in concerns of the u.s. house of representatives members say they don't feel right about the u.n. having the power to eavesdrop but this is the same congress that has made cybersecurity a top priority attempting to pass legislation like sopa pipa and most recently which allows the government to wiretap americans overseas for more let's go now to our t correspondent. in new york hi there anna stasia so first off can you tell us more about the un's proposal. well liz definitely sounds like a very scary and quite convoluted story as so of the body we're talking about here is the international telecommunications union the i.t. you this is a specialized agency within the united nations
well internet surveillance will have no borders if the united nations against its way members of the united nations international telecommunications union have agreed to work toward putting in place standards for the internet that would allow ease dropping worldwide the u.n. says allowing spying on a global scale would allow authorities to detect when copyrighted material is transferred this is never raised in concerns of the u.s. house of representatives members say they don't feel right about...
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pursuing the goal of a united europe at the expense of individual nations the take center stage in the latest round of peter lavelle's cross-talk later on today. of course the european union has to be based on subsidy or it's a principle which means that the decisions are made close as possible to the set of cents on the other hand or is that a case is that the case song sure thing is that the case let me finish all right go ahead yeah yeah of course about dontcha think that. in a case that a federal union existed with a federal strong budget that the sovereignty of the european citizens overall would be better than we have now in that crisis we are all victims at the moment because we do not have a fully fledged my prescription my question i question is the people who join you create something like the united states yeah i mean they are basically going to join it to create a united states of europe. that it has to be discussed i'm so i'm saying yes there is no alternative to that and if they don't want to be. bound to a federal union or european union or a state of the united states o
pursuing the goal of a united europe at the expense of individual nations the take center stage in the latest round of peter lavelle's cross-talk later on today. of course the european union has to be based on subsidy or it's a principle which means that the decisions are made close as possible to the set of cents on the other hand or is that a case is that the case song sure thing is that the case let me finish all right go ahead yeah yeah of course about dontcha think that. in a case that a...
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set for next week. >>> the united states is closely monitoring the syrian army. defense secretary leon panetta says intelligence reports showed syrian military could be preparing chemical weapons to use against its own people. the united states has been reluctant to use military force to depose president assad and is still trying to find a diplomatic resolution to the fighting. secretary of state hillary clinton met with her russian counterpart thursday to discuss the matter. russia remains one of syria's strongest allies. >>> licenses for same-sex marriage are being issued in maryland now. just a few couples picked them up around the state but they have to wait till at least 12:01 on new year's day for the actual ceremony. karen and her partner of 29 years, this was a big milestone. >> so excited. i cannot believe this day is here. cannot believe it. been waiting for a long time. >> montgomery county's new marriage lrnlses will say party one and party two -- licenses will say party one and party two two. prince george's county's licenses won't be ready till next
set for next week. >>> the united states is closely monitoring the syrian army. defense secretary leon panetta says intelligence reports showed syrian military could be preparing chemical weapons to use against its own people. the united states has been reluctant to use military force to depose president assad and is still trying to find a diplomatic resolution to the fighting. secretary of state hillary clinton met with her russian counterpart thursday to discuss the matter. russia...
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the united nations says south sudan's army has killed ten protesters during demonstrations against of the relocation of. local council headquarters the u.n. spokesperson said it was not clear if any people in the crowd were armed or if the army had been provoked south sudan declared independence from its northern neighbor last year ending decades of civil war between the countries. is the e.u. pursuing at the goal of a united europe at the expense of individual nations the issue take center stage in the latest round of peter lavelle's cross talk that's coming up in about ten minutes time. of course the european union has to be based on subsidy or its principle which means that the decisions are made close as possible to the citizens on the other hand the only is that in that case is that the case song sure thing is that the case let me finish all right go ahead yeah yeah of course about dontcha think that. in a case that a federal union existed with a federal strong budget that the sovereignty of the european citizens overall would be better than we have now in that crisis we are all
the united nations says south sudan's army has killed ten protesters during demonstrations against of the relocation of. local council headquarters the u.n. spokesperson said it was not clear if any people in the crowd were armed or if the army had been provoked south sudan declared independence from its northern neighbor last year ending decades of civil war between the countries. is the e.u. pursuing at the goal of a united europe at the expense of individual nations the issue take center...
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visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. >>> on thursday it at the united nations, the palestinian authority was granted nonmember observer status. and that brings me to my question of the week. what is the only other entity with nonmember observer state status at the u.n.? is it, 56, tthe vatican, switze, taiwan or bermuda? stay tuned and we'll tell you the correct answer. go do cnn.com/fareed. you can follow us on twitter and facebook. go to itunes.com/fareed for our podcast. you can get the awudio version for free or buy the video version. this bookweek's book of the wee an inverted system. he inverted the idea what would make a system or country or individual anti-fragile. if you go to our conversation in the last segment you can tell this is a fascinating book from a highly inventive mind. for the last look. a political science professor likes to point out that in democratic nations highways are full of twists and turns to accommodate property and people. in autocratic they are straight because leaders can bulldoze whatever is in the way to get to a straight line. take a look
visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. >>> on thursday it at the united nations, the palestinian authority was granted nonmember observer status. and that brings me to my question of the week. what is the only other entity with nonmember observer state status at the u.n.? is it, 56, tthe vatican, switze, taiwan or bermuda? stay tuned and we'll tell you the correct answer. go do cnn.com/fareed. you can follow us on twitter and facebook. go to itunes.com/fareed for our podcast. you...
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the phrase united nations. thank you. i know the politics on the hard right. ted kennedy, thank you for coming on. thank you, senator kerry. >>> coming up, what a country looks like when its leaders ignore financial problems for too long. greece is the word. we got somebody just back from greece, a greek-american will tell us what it's like over there. it is horrific. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> what's a few million years between friends? anyway, last month republican senator marco rubio punted on the question of how old the earth is, calling it a great mystery. it's not a mystery it's what the potential presidential candidate for 2016 was playing to the large number of evangelicals who believe in the literal truth of the bible. fast forward to today where rubio was given a retake on that pop question by politico's michael len. >> there is no scientific debate on the age of the earth. it's established pretty definitively. at least 4.5 billion years old. i was referring to a theological debat
the phrase united nations. thank you. i know the politics on the hard right. ted kennedy, thank you for coming on. thank you, senator kerry. >>> coming up, what a country looks like when its leaders ignore financial problems for too long. greece is the word. we got somebody just back from greece, a greek-american will tell us what it's like over there. it is horrific. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> what's a few million years between friends? anyway,...
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. >>> we're getting more news about the united nations peace envoy for syria. that meeting is expected to happen later today in dublin. the military there has reportedly begun loading aerial bombs with a deadly nerve gas. this meeting signals fresh hopes of a breakthrough to end syria's 21-month civil war. >>> new this morning, d.c. firefighters are trying to figure out what sparked the flames at an apartment building in southeast washington. this fire started around 1:30 along minnesota avenue. fortunately, no one was hurt. we're told at least three families had to find another place to sleep. >>> this morning, d.c. police are trying to figure out what led to a stabbing in front of the australian embassy. this happened just after 10:00 last night. police tell us a man was stabbed in the side and was conscious and breathing when they arrived. there's no word this morning on the man's condition or any arrests. >>> people in one part of prince george's county are getti intins flier in efforts of finding a teen's killer. the victim pictured is 14-year-old elezer r
. >>> we're getting more news about the united nations peace envoy for syria. that meeting is expected to happen later today in dublin. the military there has reportedly begun loading aerial bombs with a deadly nerve gas. this meeting signals fresh hopes of a breakthrough to end syria's 21-month civil war. >>> new this morning, d.c. firefighters are trying to figure out what sparked the flames at an apartment building in southeast washington. this fire started around 1:30...
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secure nation security council cannot agree because of the russian veto then there we have a problem and no intervention isn't here thirty thousand people dead and the suffering continues as we speak ok alexander so you think it's a good it's good to intervene militarily to export democracy it's a good business to be here in the room below the obvious is of am peter and that is a humanitarian imperialism all over again. happy go ahead. no answer the question i do not be able to don't want to let humanitarian end all over again. all right. there is an issue that point it's fair to go ahead there's on there i'll follow you to two thousand when the united states pretended that they were going to export democracy by going into iraq and there was a there was a terrible mistake you can intervene militarily only in a situation where the moral values that you defend that day they justify the cause and i believe in the libyan case they did just as they did in the balkans after the massacre of srebrenica it was necessary to do these things it is always the option of last choice one should neve
secure nation security council cannot agree because of the russian veto then there we have a problem and no intervention isn't here thirty thousand people dead and the suffering continues as we speak ok alexander so you think it's a good it's good to intervene militarily to export democracy it's a good business to be here in the room below the obvious is of am peter and that is a humanitarian imperialism all over again. happy go ahead. no answer the question i do not be able to don't want to...
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president morsi can expect majority support for it. >> still to come, on the united nations human rights day, musicians from haiti find a special way to make their voices heard. >> first, a look at some other stories making headlines. but a suicide attack in northwest pakistan has killed at least six police officers and local residents. security officials say taliban suicide bombers targeted a police station in the volatile waziristan region, near the border to afghanistan. >> north korea has postponed its controversial -- range rocket launch. pyongyang says a technical deficiency was behind the delay, but it plans to go ahead with the test by the end of the month, despite condemnation from the international community. >> serbia and kosovo are jointly operating two new border crossings. serbia does not recognize kosovo as an independent state. border controls have been under dispute for years. but serbia has now reached a deal with its neighbor as a pre- condition for eu membership. >> monday marked the u.n.'s human rights day. the high commissioner for human rights supports people's cam
president morsi can expect majority support for it. >> still to come, on the united nations human rights day, musicians from haiti find a special way to make their voices heard. >> first, a look at some other stories making headlines. but a suicide attack in northwest pakistan has killed at least six police officers and local residents. security officials say taliban suicide bombers targeted a police station in the volatile waziristan region, near the border to afghanistan. >>...
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the phrase united nations. thank you. i know the politics on the hard right. ted kennedy, thank you for coming on. thank you, senator kerry. >>> coming up, what a country looks like when its leaders ignore financial problems for too long. greece is the word. we got somebody just back from greece, a greek-american will tell us what it's like over there. it is horrific. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] how can power consumption in china, impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. with investment information, risks, fees and expenses try running four.ning a restaurant is ha
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. >> we will be prepared to work with our partners, including the united nations security council, to respond in a swift, effective, and credible manner. >> davies said the u.s. could strengthen sanctions. he said existing penalties have already hampered north korea's nuclear program. davies has been holding discussions with his counterparts from china as well as japan and south korea. he said he hopes the chinese can use their influence with their allies in pyongyang. >>> south korean foreign minister kim sung hwan has criticized north korea for spending more than $500 million on missile development. kim told a parliamentary committee that north korea is believed to have spent $400 million to build the tongchang-ri launch site and another $150 million for a missile plant outside pyongyang. unification minister yu woo-ik said the north has scheduled its next launch around the anniversary of the death of kim jong-il to enhance the authority of his son and successor, kim jong-un. yu said the north is also working to improve the reliability of its missile technology. >>> a highway operat
. >> we will be prepared to work with our partners, including the united nations security council, to respond in a swift, effective, and credible manner. >> davies said the u.s. could strengthen sanctions. he said existing penalties have already hampered north korea's nuclear program. davies has been holding discussions with his counterparts from china as well as japan and south korea. he said he hopes the chinese can use their influence with their allies in pyongyang. >>>...
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the panel included a former chief justice of the connecticut supreme court, a former united states attorney, several partners at major connecticut and national law firms, an academic, business leaders and community leaders throughout the state. their insights and hard work throughout the process were really invaluable to my colleague from connecticut and i, and i express on this floor my gratitude to them for their service. based on the work of the advisory panel and our review of its recommendations, senator blumenthal and i recommended michael shea to the president for nomination. i will say that michael was ranked very high among the applicants, highly qualified applicants for this position by all members of the advisory panel, and i should say here right at the outset that we are grateful to president obama for nominating him for this place on our court. michael shea is a native of west hartford, connecticut, a graduate of amherst college and yale law school, served as a clerk to judge james buckley, though a resident of connecticut, sat on the u.s. court of appeals for the district of
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united lost a rebel drawing president assad in dismissing washington's chemical weapons he is there's the media again while u.s. invasion fleet poised on syria's borders. around one step forward one step by just as the american senate's launches a cold war era long live it break it up or is it these are by no seven russian officials provoking a promise of a similar move. this is all she coming to live from moscow hello and welcome to the program along anticipated state address by egypt's president morsi has failed to silence the angry voices on the streets of cairo protesters claim his still ignores their key demands by evolving to push on with a referendum on an islamist led constitution more on that from cairo based reporter true now. president mohamed morsi basically stuck by his decisions he said in his speech he said this consulate curation which was very contentious very people described it as a power grab was essential basically in the transition period to democracy and very important protecting the constituent assembly which drafted the constitution to the we get to this point
united lost a rebel drawing president assad in dismissing washington's chemical weapons he is there's the media again while u.s. invasion fleet poised on syria's borders. around one step forward one step by just as the american senate's launches a cold war era long live it break it up or is it these are by no seven russian officials provoking a promise of a similar move. this is all she coming to live from moscow hello and welcome to the program along anticipated state address by egypt's...
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one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. ♪ >>> the united nations the p palestinian authority was greated nonmember observer status. what's the only other entity with that status? stay tuned and we'll tell you the correct answer. go do cnn.com/fareed. you can follow us on twitter and facebook. go to itunes.com/fareed for our podcast. you can get a audio version for free or buy the book version. he inverted the idea what would make a system or country or individual anti-fragile. if you go to our conversation in the last segment you can tell this will is a fascinating book. for the last look. political sign professor likes to point out that in democratic nations highways are full of twilights and turns to accommodate people. in autocratic they are straight because leaders can bulldoze whatever is in the way to get to a straight line. take a look at this interesting twist. the builders of this highway in china built their road in a straight line but as you can see the road has a house right in the middle of it. the homeowner refused to budge so they built around him. remember in
one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. ♪ >>> the united nations the p palestinian authority was greated nonmember observer status. what's the only other entity with that status? stay tuned and we'll tell you the correct answer. go do cnn.com/fareed. you can follow us on twitter and facebook. go to itunes.com/fareed for our podcast. you can get a audio version for free or buy the book version. he inverted the idea what would make a system or country or individual...
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high level talks are continuing here at the united nations climate summit in doha, qatar. just before we went to air, a coalition could in solidarity with the philippines following yesterday's deadly typhoon that killed at least 270 people. for years, scientists have warned climate change would cause strong typhoons in the region. on tuesday, un secretary general ban ki moon warned that extreme weather is the new normal. >> danger signs are all around. one-third of the world's population lives in countries with moderate to high water stress. land degradation affects 1.5 billion people. icecaps are showing unprecedented melting. permafrost is thawing, sea levels are rising. the abnormal is now the new normal. >> a new report out today by the world bank warns disasters related to global warming have cost arab nations $12 billion in the past 30 years and will increase greatly in coming decades. the world bank says some cities in the arab world could become unlivable by the end of the century. here at the climate talks in doha, developing nations are accusing the united states
high level talks are continuing here at the united nations climate summit in doha, qatar. just before we went to air, a coalition could in solidarity with the philippines following yesterday's deadly typhoon that killed at least 270 people. for years, scientists have warned climate change would cause strong typhoons in the region. on tuesday, un secretary general ban ki moon warned that extreme weather is the new normal. >> danger signs are all around. one-third of the world's population...
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our nation is actually wrestling -- [inaudible] a large amount of debt the united states is facing. i will outline the challenge we face. i'll also show you some transforming health care is one of the ways we can solve that issue. i'll demonstrate how new approaches to integrating the delivery system and how it is already achieving some result outside of the federal government. the health care can harness simplicity, has sustainability, even if the health care system undergoes some significant transformations. first, but to take a moment and talk about ohio and cleveland and how they're addressing some of these large issues here locally. particularly a recently announced demonstration of integrating care for coverage for the dual eligible. the dual eligible or individuals covered by medicare and medicaid. i don't know if you know this, but dual eligible operation represents 20% of the medicare population today and 31% of the cost. with excited to be part of this program under the strategic partnership with the company in dayton called care stories will be serving beneficiaries in cl
our nation is actually wrestling -- [inaudible] a large amount of debt the united states is facing. i will outline the challenge we face. i'll also show you some transforming health care is one of the ways we can solve that issue. i'll demonstrate how new approaches to integrating the delivery system and how it is already achieving some result outside of the federal government. the health care can harness simplicity, has sustainability, even if the health care system undergoes some significant...
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the move provoked a quick response from the united nations which said it would be a favor to any future. as we've repeatedly said certain months are illegal under international law. he has repeated his call on all concerned to resume negotiations and intensify efforts towards a comprehensive just and lasting peace and also in the interests of peace any plans specifically for the one must be rescinded. why the decision to authorize more settled homes that came after last week's un vote upgrading the diplomatic status of the palestinians bringing them a step closer to achieving full statehood israel was founded saying the west bank was trying to avoid direct peace talks by seeking u.n. recognition the british m.p. jeremy corbyn says israel is risking losing international support. seem simply to have not cottoned onto the fact that the vast majority of the rest of the world support the right of palestine which just supports the right of palestinians and therefore not to want to take to the west bank two state solution is something that everyone is that wonderful signed up to but the realit
the move provoked a quick response from the united nations which said it would be a favor to any future. as we've repeatedly said certain months are illegal under international law. he has repeated his call on all concerned to resume negotiations and intensify efforts towards a comprehensive just and lasting peace and also in the interests of peace any plans specifically for the one must be rescinded. why the decision to authorize more settled homes that came after last week's un vote upgrading...
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it's the united nations. and actually, it's better for america. >> absolutely. >> the united nations takes a lot of the work on the ground in these places. >> you're absolutely right. but there's human rights abuses that are exploding all over the world. and one that we're working very hard on right now is in uganda. there's anti-homosexuality bill that would make homosexual acts punishment by the death penalty. >> completely outrageous. >> it is. and the speaker of the house there said she's going to deliver this bill as a christmas present. so, we have 2 1/2 weeks to stop that bill right now. >> imagine. it's disgusting, isn't it? >> it certainly is. as people across this state, we're in new york state. you don't need a passport to work on human rights. right here, we're working on the farm workers bill. in the united states, farm workers don't have a right to overtime pay. they don't have a right to form a union. they can be fired. there's plenty of work to do here. >> as a kennedy, i've met quite a few ke
it's the united nations. and actually, it's better for america. >> absolutely. >> the united nations takes a lot of the work on the ground in these places. >> you're absolutely right. but there's human rights abuses that are exploding all over the world. and one that we're working very hard on right now is in uganda. there's anti-homosexuality bill that would make homosexual acts punishment by the death penalty. >> completely outrageous. >> it is. and the speaker...
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lakhdar brahimi, as you know, replaced kofi annan as the united nations and arab league special envoy last summer when mr. annan left. he is trying desperately to try to put together some kind of a diplomatic game plan to put an end to the civil war in syria and to inspire a complete political transition. so this was his initiative to try to bring these two senior officials together. >> pelley: if we're at a crucial moment here, how much has the u.s. actively engage with opposition groups in syria and should it they be more engaged? >> the u.s. is actively engaged with the syrian opposition both inside syria or at least with contacts with group inside syria and with the external pop sigs as well. the united states played an important role in encouraging the opposition to form a new national coalition which does appear indeed to be quite representative of the opposition. >> brown: how much are we able to control the flow of arms and supplies inside? are we able to pick the good guys and the bad guys? the potential winners and losers? how much do we play a role there? >> i suspect, jeff
lakhdar brahimi, as you know, replaced kofi annan as the united nations and arab league special envoy last summer when mr. annan left. he is trying desperately to try to put together some kind of a diplomatic game plan to put an end to the civil war in syria and to inspire a complete political transition. so this was his initiative to try to bring these two senior officials together. >> pelley: if we're at a crucial moment here, how much has the u.s. actively engage with opposition groups...
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this is our sea welcome back the united nations general assembly is pressing israel to reveal its nuclear arsenal and also has lashed out against they are well meaning approval of the resolution which calls for international inspectors to be allowed to examine its atomic program its foreign minister said the vote was meaningless the country also rejected a u. one conference on a new free middle east israel denies it has nuclear weapons but refuses to provide proof that it doesn't always point to sleep or try to live the veil surrounding israel's atomic program. it's a story that has all the ingredients and in truth of a hollywood blockbuster nucleus nagging a hollywood producer and an israeli prime minister it's a story that here in tel aviv the authorities don't want to talk about but two israeli americans have put pen to paper it's probably be. best kept secret in the world on center stage as are known mulch and a hollywood producer and israeli undercover agent who is alleged to have smuggled nuclear triggers from the united states into israel a california engineer richard kelly smith s
this is our sea welcome back the united nations general assembly is pressing israel to reveal its nuclear arsenal and also has lashed out against they are well meaning approval of the resolution which calls for international inspectors to be allowed to examine its atomic program its foreign minister said the vote was meaningless the country also rejected a u. one conference on a new free middle east israel denies it has nuclear weapons but refuses to provide proof that it doesn't always point...
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nations. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news 4. >>> the owner of a bangladesh clothing factory where over 100 people were killed in a fire last june lost his fire certification in june. he was only allowed to build a three-story facility. he illegally expanded it to eight floors and was adding a ninth. >>> this morning civilians in syria are being warned not to go to the country's airport. the military is targeting damascus airport, saying civilians and airlines should not go near it. this comes as the world watches to see if the government uses chemical weapons on its own civilians. since march of last year, 40,000 people have been killed in the ongoing violence. >>> today the supreme court could announce if it will take up challenges to same-sex marriage. there are ten cases pending. the justices are expected to review california's proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage in that state. this is the last weekly conferences before the court before its holiday recess. if the judges don't
nations. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news 4. >>> the owner of a bangladesh clothing factory where over 100 people were killed in a fire last june lost his fire certification in june. he was only allowed to build a three-story facility. he illegally expanded it to eight floors and was adding a ninth. >>> this morning civilians in syria are being warned not to go to the country's airport. the military is targeting damascus airport, saying civilians and airlines should not...
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yet here you have a proposal by the united nations coming out of the united nations to interfere with that multistakeholder organization that's been and allowed this industry to be so successful and allowed the internet to shape and dramatically improve so many people's lives. so many of the things that we can do today and all the conveniences that have been added through great new apps and technology have come from this multistakeholder governance of the internet. yet here you have the united nations trying to step in and let's be real clear about who some of these countries are that want to do this and what they are intending to do if they were to be successful. countries like russia and china are leading this. some of the arab nations right now, where you see uprisings, many of those uprisings have been brought through social media, through an open and free internet where people can come together in cyberspace and hold their leadership accountable, and in some cases rise up against oppressive government. those governments would like nothing more than to be able to shut that down by
yet here you have a proposal by the united nations coming out of the united nations to interfere with that multistakeholder organization that's been and allowed this industry to be so successful and allowed the internet to shape and dramatically improve so many people's lives. so many of the things that we can do today and all the conveniences that have been added through great new apps and technology have come from this multistakeholder governance of the internet. yet here you have the united...
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[ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ♪ >>> there's a senate vote tomorrow on united nations disabilities treaty. >> approved by 126 countries, would promote equal rights and better treatment for the disabled. >>> unavailable and unifying. this proposal could not be matched. even current rivals put aside their differences for it. >> senator mccain -- >> thank you very much, mr. secretary. >> ah? a little good natured ribbing. i'm sure kerry had a comeback. >> thank you very much, mr. president. >> mccain teased you about a job you might get, and -- you hit him with the failure of his life. it's like -- it's like mccain nudged him in the ribs. mccain nudged kerry in the ribs. uh-huh mr. secretary. kerry turned around and stabbed him in the back. >>> became an auntentrepreneur at 14. daniel ek. listen to music, share it for free. more than 15 million users and 18 million songs. daniel ek joins us now. welcome. >> thank you very much. >> how do you characterize the musical application? social media? what is it? >> it's really a music app, but music, we think music is the most social thing th
[ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ♪ >>> there's a senate vote tomorrow on united nations disabilities treaty. >> approved by 126 countries, would promote equal rights and better treatment for the disabled. >>> unavailable and unifying. this proposal could not be matched. even current rivals put aside their differences for it. >> senator mccain -- >> thank you very much, mr. secretary. >> ah? a little good natured ribbing. i'm sure kerry had a...
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nations and what message are we sending to israel by abstaining yes we i think this message and we were actually forty one countries were abstaining so we have to them this position after many consultations also to have a certain line in europe only the czech republic was in favor of his vision and the reaction by i missed it and yell and others were very strong and unusually undiplomatic you could say just before his visit to berlin condemning the stand of germany and the fact that she foreign minister lieberman with some lame excuses did not come to berlin to meet his counterpart our foreign minister best develop also shows that the moment there are lots of tensions among the politicians in germany and in the east could there be a long term impact in that breakdown of relations. well we don't hope so we really made it very clear that we are totally against the continuing new settlements in the west bank and in jerusalem because this will definitely make the two state solution impossible because if this building so going on the west bank will be split into the access to jerusalem will
nations and what message are we sending to israel by abstaining yes we i think this message and we were actually forty one countries were abstaining so we have to them this position after many consultations also to have a certain line in europe only the czech republic was in favor of his vision and the reaction by i missed it and yell and others were very strong and unusually undiplomatic you could say just before his visit to berlin condemning the stand of germany and the fact that she foreign...